Lucas is the largest drilling and services provider to Australia's coal and coal seam gas (CSG) sectors.

We work with leading resources companies to discover, map, core, extract and deliver coal seam gas; explore for minerals; drain dangerous coal mine methane; and carry out environmental remediation.

Our range of drilling services is the country's most complete:

• Coal seam gas (CSG) production wells
• Vertical drilling for exploration and mine services
• Underground directional drilling for coal mine methane (CMM) drainage and in-seam geological exploration
• Surface to in-seam (SIS) drilling up to 2800 m for CMM drainage and CSG production
• Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for wastewater, gas and infrastructure installations (see trenchless technology)
• Geotechnical investigation drilling for mine and other underground development
• Environmental investigation drilling for research and remediation planning
• Steering and drilling engineering services for feasibility studies, improving drilling efficiency, torque and drag analysis, maximising gas flows and geological modelling
• Well services – for completion, monitoring and design to establish and maintain coal seam gas wells.

Lucas is a vertically integrated business built on first-class equipment and people. We offer complete solutions with a focus on safety, training, regulatory compliance, engineering, innovation and efficiency.

Lucas services all the major coal and CSG basins in Queensland and NSW: Bowen Basin, Surat Basin, Sydney Basin, Hunter Valley and Gunnedah Basin with coinciding satellite offices, workshops and supporting infrastructure in Brisbane, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Wyong, Minto and Caroona.

Lucas focuses on our clients' objectives and works in partnership to achieve them. This can save months of design and pre-drill planning, delivering technically demanding projects ahead of schedule and at a reduced cost.

Lucas is in partnership under long term contracts with diverse, blue-chip clients:

• Coal producers – BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), Xstrata, Centennial and Anglo Coal; and
• Gas producers – Arrow Energy, Eastern Star, AGL, Santos and Sydney Gas.

Lucas offers clients:

• A proactive safety, quality, community and environmental work culture
• A sound understanding of risks and hazards (both business and operating)
• Understanding of the issues and drivers for successful CSG production and CMM extraction
• A leading engineer and contractor in natural gas and water infrastructure
• The rigs and the experience: 88 drilling spreads across NSW and Queensland and trained crews with the versatility to offer more than standard drilling operations.